One/Two Day Birding Safaris :
If you are coming to the Gambia and want to spend one or two days birdwatching we have designed these excursions especially for you. They are based upon two people sharing each trip, but can be for parties of up to ten or individuals if required. Discounts are available for parties of 4 or more.
These are full day trips starting early when your personal guide will collect you at the hotel, and finishing just before sunset when you return.
Kartung/Senegal River Trip : £50 per person.
The border river between Gambia and Senegal offers a fantastic opportunity to see most of the usual riverbank suspects from Pelicans to Palmnut Vultures, and Kingfishers to Thicknees.
Our trip will take you almost 10 miles up country as the river snakes in and out of Senegal, the pace is leisurely and surpisingly the inhabitants of the mangroves rarely move off as we cruise by. The river is crammed with fish and we are constantly entertained by hungry Ospreys, Eagles, and Crocs, as they feed upon this marine harvest.
A Picnic Lunch ( which is included) is taken ashore on one of the many salt flats that surround the river. Afterwards your guide will take you inland among the palms and thick vegetation, to walk off the lunch and tick another few boxes on your list.
We like to take part of the journey back at a brisker pace which encourages the Darters to fly with us weaving in and out of the mangroves, as we head downstream. If you want some spectacular video footage, this is perfect to show your friends back home.
This is an area that seldom sees tourists, and is perfect if you want to get away from it all and spend the day with nature.
Forrest Walks & Trails £45 per person incl lunch.
You will be collected early from the hotel by your guide for the day in a 4x4 open top Jeep. The first stop is Abuko Nature Reserve before heading down the coast to Tange. In the afternoon lunch is taken at Paradise Beach before taking a short drive to Sanyang Creek which is teeming with wildlife, and where you can have the use of a sit on Kayak. The final stop on this all day trip is a visit to Brufut Forrest.
2 Day Upper Gambia River Safari £100 per person.
This is a two day trip staying overnight at a river lodge, on board the 4 x 4 Jeep we also carry Kayaks for use on the upper reaches of the River Gambia. First stop is on the north bank Bao Balon Wetlands before heading up river for the overnight stop. The second day is spent at Janjangbureh before returning on the south bank of the river.
Any of these birding locations for only £35 per person incl lunch.
Bao Balon Wetlands
Abuko Nature Reserve / Brufut
Tanje / Sanyang Creek